Cost of living comparison
Lusaka is 31.8% more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Lusaka instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 17.8% less for restaurants
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.15
ZMW130.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$3.43
ZMW87.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
$0.98
ZMW24.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
$0.45
ZMW11.39
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$0.80
ZMW20.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.95
ZMW100.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.90
ZMW124.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.42
ZMW61.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$1.79
ZMW45.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$1.13
ZMW28.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.71
ZMW18.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
ZMW30.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$0.62
ZMW15.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
ZMW18.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.73
ZMW18.64
|
|
pay 5.3% less for transportation
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$5.05
ZMW128.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$37.04
ZMW940.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$8,004.53
ZMW203,244.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.13
ZMW307.99
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$144.44
ZMW3,667.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
$262.56
ZMW6,666.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$159.59
ZMW4,052.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$83.50
ZMW2,120.21
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$111.30
ZMW2,826.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$5,884.51
ZMW149,414.85
|
pay 9.6% less for entertainment and sports
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$1.02
ZMW26.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.19
ZMW55.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$2.57
ZMW65.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$40.66
ZMW1,032.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$3.12
ZMW79.12
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Freetown
|
Lusaka
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$24.53
ZMW622.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$26.26
ZMW666.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$90.18
ZMW2,289.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$87.89
ZMW2,231.70
|
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